The role of gender in the racial and ethnic socialization of African American adolescents

Youth and Society

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 357-381

  Brown, Tiffany L ^a   Linver, Miriam R ^a   Evans, Melanie ^b  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent racial and ethnic socialization scale (ARESS); African American adolescents; African American parenting; Ethnic socialization; Racial socialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 76449100500     PISSN: 0044118X     EISSN: 15528499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0044118X09333665     Document Type: Article

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